How to Use creatinine in a Sentence

creatinine

noun
  • This blood test detects the level of creatinine in your blood.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The second test is a blood test to measure for a waste product called creatinine.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The new pig kidney is making urine as well as creatinine, a waste product.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Testing shows her new kidney is clearing the waste product creatinine from her blood.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Taking note of his high creatinine levels, his doctor told him to go to the emergency room.
    — Tyler Wilkins, ajc, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The overall pattern of your creatinine over time needs to be considered.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 May 2022
  • Healthy kidneys filter creatinine and other waste products out of the blood and into urine.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The trial showed those who took the drug had much lower levels of creatinine protein in the blood (a sign of kidney damage).
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Creatine breaks down to form creatinine, a waste product excreted in the urine.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The higher the creatinine number, the worse the kidney function.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 May 2022
  • White blood cells in urine, high levels of creatinine and low urine volume are often the only clues that alert clinicians to the problem.
    — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In drug testing, urine creatinine levels are used to help detect urine sample dilution.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
  • My creatinine readings have largely been stable since starting the product.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Small amounts of creatine get broken down into creatinine daily, which is excreted through urine.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Then, because of worsening kidney function (high creatinine), I have been switched to just glyburide alone.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Furthermore, their injuries, based on creatinine levels, tended to be more severe.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 5 July 2017
  • Blood work before his surgery revealed that his creatinine level was elevated, and he was referred to a kidney doctor.
    — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2021
  • Similarly, urine tests check for creatinine and a substance called albumin.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Healthcare providers determine the stage of AKI based on serum creatinine levels and urine output.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 Oct. 2024
  • But metabolites—like lactate, creatinine, and glucose—shouldn’t be too much harder.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
  • The one that produced urine didn’t successfully filter out creatinine — a critical waste product.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
  • This is determined by a blood test for creatinine and glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
    — Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Higher concentrations of creatinine and urea indicate an unhealthy kidney struggling to clear waste products from the body.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
  • Due to the way creatinine levels were included in the formula, many Black candidates were placed lower on the list simply because of their race.
    — TIME, 2 May 2024
  • But instead the study assumed that Black individuals had higher muscle mass, and thus higher creatinine, than white ones.
    — Ashleen Knutsen, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Perhaps more worrying, her creatinine numbers were drifting even higher, a clear signal that something was affecting her kidneys.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Apparently, his renal values are very high, for example, his creatinine is 10.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The testing looked at form factors, creatine per serving, percent creatine, creatinine levels and heavy metals.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • The testing looked at form factors, creatine per serving, percent creatine, creatinine levels and heavy metals.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Researchers noticed that Black participants had, on average, higher creatinine than white ones.
    — Ashleen Knutsen, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2020

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